Nearly three years ago, after a whirlwind 3 week, 10 country Eurotrip, we stepped foot in our final city, London. It wasn’t easy getting there after missing our planned Chunnel from Paris and somehow hopping on another free of charge, but we made it. The excitement quickly set in since we had two friends studying [...]
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At the south end of Germany’s Romantic Road lies a far away land that seemingly only resides in the dreams of little children dressed in pink ruffled dresses. I always think of castles as so medieval, so Schloss Neuschwanstein, which began construction in 1869 and was left unfinished when construction ended in 1892, seems modern in [...]
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I’ve mentioned before that I love Munich. It stole my heart from my first visit in 2010, and I have been back to visit, learn some things, drink a lot of beer (and I’m not even a big beer drinker), attend Oktoberfest, etc. Every time I bring a first timer along, I make sure that [...]
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My strongest association with Germany will always be green. Not beer, not pretzels, not Oktoberfest, nor trains, but simply the color green. Green parks, gardens, and ponds are dotted sporadically throughout the cities. Tall green trees tower in the surrounding areas and grown thick in the Black Forest. Countryside biking, driving, and motorcycling are popularly activities in [...]
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Thursday was the Ascension and an Father’s Day in Germany – which meant yet another public holiday. I am beginning to get used to these midweek breaks. Anyway, this time around we were looking for a way to take advantage of the day off and so posters around the city alerted us about the Frühjahrs-Meeting, one of the three [...]
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Ever since moving to Europe, I’ve been dying to visit one of the famous Canary Islands, a group of thirteen islands, owned by Spain, which lie off the coast of northwest Africa. These volcanic islands are particularly popular winter destinations for Europeans looking to catch some offseason sunshine and a tan. So, why not visit [...]
Read moreLiving and traveling abroad is generally fantastic: you get to experience other cultures, try various cuisines, possibly learn another language, converse with all sorts of people, visit historical sites, increase your knowledge of the world, etc. However, sometimes, it’s an outright pain in the ass and today I’m talking visa bureaucracy. People seem to [...]
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May 1, or May Day, is a apparently an international holiday that I had never heard of until moving to Germany. But whatever, it was a Feiertag in Germany – German Labor Day- and fell on a Wednesday this year. It was awkwardly awesome having a holiday in the middle of the week. It’s just [...]
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As far as my travel preferences go, I prefer to hit new spots instead of repeating old ones (don’t worry Munich, you’re an exception). My impressions of a spot come quickly and I feel I can grasp a place pretty well without so much time. I am fairly ADD in respect to travel (and a [...]
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Want the German beerfest experience without the hellacious task of finding a seat at Oktoberfest? Well, you’re in luck. There is actually another magical land where you people gather in traditional German tracht by the thousands, drink beer out of a Maß, and sing and dance to German party bands; it’s called the Wasen. [...]
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